I’m probably not alone in having a bit of an existential crisis as I see generative AI convincingly imitate human skills. Sure, you can argue that these AI models are just reshuffling words and pixels and other bits of language, but a lot of the work humans do can be described in similar ways. Th...
We seem to have an affinity towards the belief that we can influence the world through spells, prayers, incantations, affirmations. And now digital oracles have emerged on our screens that we can bend to our will through spells that have been rebranded as prompts. We call the digital oracles arti...
As part of a series of profiles on ClimateAction.tech (CAT) volunteers, I answered a couple of questions on climate action and related topics for the CAT blog.
It’s great to see people talking about responsibility and AI in the same sentence. But the phrase “responsible AI” is really starting to bother me. It implies that responsibility is somehow a feature of machine learning models. It shifts our attention away from activities where humans should be t...
Did you see Apple’s demo of their fancy ski goggles Vision Pro headset? Technically impressive, for sure, yet somehow it assumes most people will be using it alone in their unrealistically spacious and tidy apartments (or willing to look like robots when interacting with their own kids). Yes, the...
If you visit any news or social media website, you’ll likely stumble upon articles about ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Opinion pieces, interviews with experts, latest and greatest prompting tips… Among all the buzz and noise, it can be hard to find quality resources to und...
I fell in love with the Internet in the 90ies when I discovered I could use it to talk to people from all over the world. As I started building and exploring new worlds in Second Life in 2007, I imagined a future where we can all build experiences that bring us closer together and help us learn m...
The first journey in the Tethix Learning Archipelago is now complete with crews wrapping up the tech ethics challenge in the Harbour of Shared Reflection.
The penultimate port of call was on the island of Practicalia, where crews proposed and evaluated solutions to their tech ethics challenges.
Our pilot journey in the Tethix Learning Archipelago continues with fresh observations on this unique learning experience in tech ethics.
The Tethix Learning Archipelago opened for travellers and diverse crews have begun their expeditions. Read this journey update for week 2 as we learn together.
Tethix launched an entirely new way to learn about tech ethics. In this initial update, I describe the overall approach and our first week with observations for continuous improvement.
